To take it a step further, most of those teams are elite or at least very good at throwing the ball and running it. Notre Dame is elite at running it and maybe one of the worst in

Another home game against a team from the Mid-American Conference should be an easy home game for Notre Dame, except for what happened first time out

Notre Dame fell victim to what could stand as the biggest upset of 2024, losing 16-14 at home against Northern Illinois. It took the air right of the Fighting Irish's season, just one week after a huge road win at Texas A&M ballooned their hopes for the College Football Playoff and lifted them to the No.